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Shrimp Cashew Cucumber Noodles
with red peppers and cabbage

Active: 35 min Total: 35 min
You'll want to cover everything in this savory cashew sauce after you try it over shrimp and cucumber noodles! Enjoy this hot or cold - it will definitely make a great lunch too!
Smarts: Feel free to try this with other nut butters and other veggie noodles too, like zucchini or even sweet potato.
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Ingredients

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4
Asian-Style Shrimp and Cucumber Noodles:
  • Red peppers (small) - 1 , sliced thinly
  • Cabbage, small - 1/2 head , sliced thinly ((~4 cups, sliced))
  • Green onions - 3 stalks , sliced thinly
  • Cucumbers - 1 lb , spiralized into noodles
  • Shrimp - 1 lb , peeled and deveined
  • Homemade cashew sauce - 3/4 cup ((ingredients listed separately))
  • Cooking oil - 1 1/2 Tbsp
  • Salt and pepper - to taste
Cashew Sauce (yields ~3/4 cup):
  • Ginger - 1 inch , grated
  • Cashew butter - 1/4 cup
  • Coconut / Bragg's aminos - 3 Tbsp
  • Rice vinegar - 2 Tbsp
  • Honey - 2 Tbsp
  • Cooking oil - 1 Tbsp
  • Sriracha (or other hot sauce) - 1 Tbsp
  • Lime - 1 , juice of

Prep

  1. For sauce | Ginger - Prep as directed. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)
  2. For noodles | Red peppers / Cabbage / Green onions - Prep as directed. (Can be done up to 3 days ahead)
  3. For noodles | Cucumbers - Turn cucumbers into 'noodles' with a spiralizer or peel off strips with a peeler.
  4. Make sauce - Soften cashew butter in the microwave for ~30 seconds. Mix with ginger, aminos, rice vinegar, honey, cooking oil, Sriracha (or other hot sauce), and lime juice.
  5. Shrimp - Defrost, rinse, and pat dry. Lightly salt and pepper.

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Make

  1. Toss cashew sauce with red peppers, cabbage, green onions, and cucumber noodles. Cover and refrigerate.
  2. Meanwhile, heat a skillet or saute pan over medium-high heat. Add oil and then shrimp to heated oil. Saute until cooked pink on the outside and cooked through, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from pan.
  3. Fold shrimp into cucumber mixture. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Enjoy your shrimp and crunchy veggie noodles.

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